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021-373 AU EX D2670 XR 563,507

(No Model R. M. NAOHMIAS.

GAME APPARATUS.

No. 563,507. Patented July 7, 1896.

WO WZM in momzw UNITED STAT {S PATENT OFFICE.

GAM E APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 563,507, dated July '7,1896.

Application filt l August 20, 1895.

To all whom, it may (JOILGCI'ILJ lie it known that l, RAPHAEL )l. NACH-MIAS, a citizen of the l'nited States, residing in the city and countyof San Francisco, State of California, have invented an Improvement inGame Apparatus; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to a game adapted to be played by children oradults.

It consists of cubical blocks having pictorial representations upontheir sides and in conjunction with these of a series of cardscorresponding with the figures upon the blocks.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view of one of theblocks. I ig. 2 is a view of an accompanying card.

The object of my invention is to provide a game which is played by theuse of the blocks and the cards.

The cards may be made of any suitable size, shape, or material,preferably of sul'ticicntly stilt cardboard, and each card A has one ofthe figures I which is represented upon one of the blocks.

In playing the game any desired number of blocks may be used. Forinstance, there may be three of the cubical blocks 0, and as each hassix sides there will be a different tigu re D imprinted upon each of thesides, and for the three blocks there will be eighteen dilferentfigures.

In the present illust ration I have shown the blocks as employed toindicate a horsea-ace. Upon one of the blocks will be imprinted thefigures of six of the well-known horses in the country, with theirnames, as shown at I). These may be printed in black or any othersuitable or desired color. Corresponding with these will be six of thecards A, each having one of the figures and its name imprinted upon itto correspond with those upon the blocks or cubes. The second block mayhave the figures of six other horses imprinted upon it and in adifferent color-as, for instance, redor the names may be imprinted inred or some other distinguishing feature used, and in conjunction withthis block will be six more cards having the names and identifying markor color imprinted upon them. The third block will have six other horsesim- Scrial Nnl 559,931. No model.)

printed upon its sides and still another color or with other-colorednames or identifyingmarks to distinguish it from the first two blocks,and the corresponding cards A with the pictorial representations of thehorses or their names or other identifying-marks to show that thesecards belong to the third block.

The blocks may be made of ivory, celluloid, or other suitable or desiredsubstance and the figures and names imprinted upon them in any suitableor desired manner which will render them permanent.

In playing the game there should be as many people as there arefiguresas, for in stance, if one block is to be used six people may playthe game; if two, twelve people; it three, eighteen people. The cardsare then shuttled and dealt around, one to each individual, and afterthis is done the cubes are either thrown along the floor if they aremade of considerable size or if small they may be shaken in a box andturned out upon the ta ble. \Vhen the cubes come to a state of rest. oneof the figures on each of the cubes will lie uppermost. The cube showingthe tirst horse in black is considered the winner, the cube showing thesecond horse in its distinguishing color or mark represents the secondhorse, and the cube showing the third reprc sents the third horse in therace, and the per sons holding the corresponding cards will be thewinners.

It will be manifest that a. less number of persons may play the game,either by using one or two of the winning blocks or cubes, or eachperson may have dealt to him two or more of the cards, if desired,giving him a greater number of chances. It will also be manifest that agreater number of the blocks or cubes may be used, only three of whichwill be marked to show the horses which are winners or which secure aplace.

If six people are playing with one of the blocks, the chances are asfive to one. If twelve are playing with two of the blocks, the chancesfor the first horse may be as seven to one, the second horse three toone. If eighteen are playing and three of the blocks are used, thechances of the first horse may be as ten to one, the second three toonefand the third two to one, or any other desired ratin lli;1 llCemployed, :teeurtling to the Hit!!! her of hhieks, the nuniher titplzrveizx or the manner ut' (lCHllllg the t'Jil'tl'i It ill heninnit'est thnt n|;in \;|ri.-it inn n|.'t \f he made in the gnnle\rithont ilepzll' ir u' from its essential features.

Haring thus tleserihml Ill Y i|i\'\l\ti hi-n Ielniin as new, and desireto secure by Let l wa lntent, is-

l. A game for llHllt'Hllllg the inning nntt relative positions of anumber of horses in it race, eonsistingofn nnniherofcuhienl blocks, eachhaving the figure or nnnieof a different horse upon each of its sixsides, distinguishing-nnirks to indicate the relative position of theuppermost horse on each of the blocks, and a series of cards to bedistributed to the players, each having the name or distinguishing-markof one of the horses upon it.

2. A game for indicating the winning and relative positions of a numberof horses in, a race, consisting of cubical blocks, each hat-- ing thefigure or name of a different; horse upon each of its six sides, and aseries of cards hand.

for em-h liter-l; nsetl, to be distributed to the il;| \er, ent-hSli'itS(tlll'tfilltllltllllg in llllllllltt to the nninhr-r f si lesutthe iiltir-ksnntl eneh ut' the ('Jll'll5 ut' \neh series hnring one 01'the tignn's in its nztlne on one of the sides (ii the him-k pLu-wl orimprinted upon it so as in ith-ntit' it \\iih that hlork.

i. flllllt t'or indicating the inning illltl relntire positions of anumber of horses in :1 litre (-nnsisting of t'tlltlCitl hlorhs enehhaving the tig'nrtur name of tlitl'erent horse, oi one eolor, upon eat-hat" its six sides, and :1 series of cards for each block used, with(lfltli series corresponding in number to the number of sides of theblock, and each card of the same series having one of the figures or itsname of a color corresponding with one of the blocks.

In WilllOSS whereof I have. hereunto set my RAPHAEL M. NACIIMIAS.

Witnesses:

JESSIE t. Bnonnc,

s. It. Xornsis.

